Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature

Richardson County had the highest average annual temperature of 93 counties in 2021, at 54.5 °F. Sioux County had the lowest, at 47.8 °F. The median was 51.6 °F and the figure for Nebraska was 51 °F. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Highest54.5Richardson County

Lowest47.8Sioux County

Median51.693 counties

Nebraska51History

Map of counties, 2021

Under 50
50 to 51
51 to 52
52 to 53
53 and over

°F, 2021. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 °F	Change on 2020
1	Richardson County	54.5	+1.9%
2	Jefferson County	53.9	+2.3%
2	Nemaha County	53.9	+1.7%
2	Pawnee County	53.9	+1.9%
5	Thayer County	53.7	+1.5%
6	Franklin County	53.6	+0.4%
6	Gage County	53.6	+2.1%
8	Harlan County	53.4	+0.6%
8	Johnson County	53.4	+1.9%
10	Nuckolls County	53.3	+0.4%
10	Red Willow County	53.3	+0.2%
12	Webster County	53.2	+0.2%
13	Otoe County	53.1	+1.5%
13	Sarpy County	53.1	+1.7%
15	Douglas County	53	+1.7%
15	Hitchcock County	53	+0.2%
15	Saline County	53	+2.1%
18	Cass County	52.9	+1.5%
18	Lancaster County	52.9	+1.5%
20	Fillmore County	52.8	+1.3%
20	Furnas County	52.8	+0.4%
22	Clay County	52.7	+0.6%
22	Saunders County	52.7	+1.5%
24	Dundy County	52.6	-0.9%
24	Hamilton County	52.6	+0.8%
26	Adams County	52.5	+0.2%
26	Washington County	52.5	+1.9%
28	Chase County	52.4	-0.9%
28	Merrick County	52.4	+1%
30	Dodge County	52.3	+1.9%
30	Frontier County	52.3	+0.2%
30	Hall County	52.3	+0.6%
30	Kearney County	52.3	+0.4%
30	York County	52.3	+1.4%
35	Hayes County	52.2	+0.2%
35	Phelps County	52.2	+0.6%
37	Colfax County	52.1	+1.8%
37	Gosper County	52.1	+0.4%
37	Polk County	52.1	+1.6%
37	Seward County	52.1	+1.6%
41	Buffalo County	51.9	+0.6%
42	Howard County	51.8	+1%
43	Butler County	51.7	+1.8%
43	Nance County	51.7	+1.2%
45	Dawson County	51.6	+0.4%
45	Perkins County	51.6	-0.2%
45	Platte County	51.6	+1.6%
48	Burt County	51.5	+2%
49	Keith County	51.4	0%
50	Sherman County	51.3	+1.2%
50	Stanton County	51.3	+1.8%
52	Lincoln County	51.2	0%
53	Cuming County	51.1	+1.8%
54	Deuel County	51	+0.4%
55	Madison County	50.9	+1.6%
56	Boone County	50.8	+1.6%
56	Custer County	50.8	+1.4%
58	Greeley County	50.7	+1.6%
58	Knox County	50.7	+2.2%
60	Blaine County	50.6	+1.2%
60	Boyd County	50.6	+1.8%
60	Keya Paha County	50.6	+1.8%
60	Valley County	50.6	+1.6%
64	Brown County	50.5	+0.6%
64	Thurston County	50.5	+1.4%
64	Wheeler County	50.5	+2.2%
67	Logan County	50.4	+1%
68	Dakota County	50.3	+1.4%
68	Loup County	50.3	+1.8%
68	Scotts Bluff County	50.3	+0.2%
71	Antelope County	50.2	+1.8%
71	Arthur County	50.2	+0.8%
71	Cedar County	50.2	+1.6%
71	Cheyenne County	50.2	+1%
71	Pierce County	50.2	+1.4%
71	Thomas County	50.2	+0.8%
71	Wayne County	50.2	+1.2%
78	Garfield County	50.1	+2%
78	Holt County	50.1	+1.8%
78	Morrill County	50.1	+0.4%
81	Cherry County	50	+1%
81	McPherson County	50	+0.4%
81	Rock County	50	+1.2%
84	Dixon County	49.9	+1.6%
84	Garden County	49.9	+0.6%
86	Dawes County	49.6	+0.4%
87	Banner County	49.5	+0.4%
88	Hooker County	49.3	+0.6%
89	Grant County	49	+0.8%
89	Sheridan County	49	+1%
91	Box Butte County	48.8	+0.6%
92	Kimball County	48.7	+0.6%
93	Sioux County	47.8	-0.2%

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About this ranking

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties, Counties in Nebraska by average annual temperature, 2021. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-annual-temperature/nebraska-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Richardson County, with 54.5 °F in 2021, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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